Level of asthma control and its relationship with medication use in asthma patients in Brazil

OBJECTIVE: To assess asthma patients in Brazil in terms of the level of asthma control, compliance with maintenance treatment, and the use of rescue medication. METHODS: We used data from a Latin American survey of a total of 400 asthma patients in four Brazilian state capitals, all of whom complete...

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Main Authors: Josiane Marchioro, Mariana Rodrigues Gazzotti, Oliver Augusto Nascimento, Federico Montealegre, James Fish, José Roberto Jardim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2014-10-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132014000500487&lng=en&tlng=en